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Kykeon
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Postby Kykeon » Wed Mar 28, 2018 8:21 pm
I post here because hydrofoilers are the light wind specialists...
I got impressed that a switchblade took off like that...
it's not the lightest of the kites...
https://youtu.be/DPPri8_G7QE?t=2m19s
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Mossy 757
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Postby Mossy 757 » Wed Mar 28, 2018 8:25 pm
More than 7 knots and it's really cold so possible help from air density? I've flown a 12m Switchblade (2013) on the beach in really light stuff and below 10 it's just not fun at all to try to keep it flying.
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Postby Peter_Frank » Wed Mar 28, 2018 11:11 pm
Any kite can start like this, in 6-7 knots and up, no matter how heavy I would say, especially when that cold
The difficult part is, if on the water, when you lose speed, to keep it hanging to one side without flying the kite, thus lighter kites are used.
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